EDIS, 2009 EENY462, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, and Michael J. Grodowitz, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this beetle that was the first insect ever studied for biological control of an aquatic weed ...
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EDIS, 2012 Alligatorweed is an aquatic weed native to South America that began threatening Florida’s waterways in the early 1900s. Alligatorweed flea beetles kill the plant by destroying its stored food and interfering with photosynthesis by removing leaf tissue ...
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Understanding past population dynamics: Bayesian coalescent-based modeling with covariates [PDF]
, 2016 Effective population size characterizes the genetic variability in a population and is a parameter of paramount importance in population genetics. Kingman's coalescent process enables inference of past population dynamics directly from molecular sequence
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Aligning ancient and modern approaches to sustainable urban water management in China: Ningbo as a ‘Blue-Green City’ in the ‘Sponge City’ Campaign [PDF]
, 2018 Modern urban flood and water management emphasises holistic strategies that reduce flood risk while providing co- benefits to urban economies, societies and environments.
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The Current Status and Future Prospects for Conversion Therapy in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma [PDF]
, 2023 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In China, most HCC patients are diagnosed with advanced disease and in these cases surgery is challenging.
Bai, Jinfeng +4 more
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A portable system with sample rate of 250 Hz for characterization of knee and hip angles in the sagittal plane during gait [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Gait analysis and research have been developed to obtain characteristics of movement patterns of people while walking. However, traditional measuring systems present different drawbacks that reduce their use and application.
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Advantages and disadvantages of the use of the CSF Amyloid β (Aβ) 42/40 ratio in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease [PDF]
, 2019 The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biochemical markers (biomarkers) Amyloidβ 42 (Aβ42), total Tau (T-tau) and Tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (P-tau181) have proven diagnostic accuracy for mild cognitive impairment and dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease (
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Choline kinase inhibition as a treatment strategy of cancers with deregulated lipid metabolism [PDF]
, 2014 Aberrant choline metabolism is a characteristic shared by many human cancers. It is predominantly caused by elevated expression of choline kinase alpha, which catalyses the phosphorylation of choline to phosphocholine, an essential precursor of membrane ...
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Buckling of Carbon Nanotubes: A State of the Art Review
, 2011 The nonlinear mechanical response of carbon nanotubes, referred to as their "buckling" behavior, is a major topic in the nanotube research community. Buckling means a deformation process in which a large strain beyond a threshold causes an abrupt change ...
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Effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for preschool-age children with chronic disease. [PDF]
To estimate the effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, we serotyped isolates submitted to the Pneumococcal Sentinel Surveillance System from 1984 to 1996 from 48 vaccinated and 125 unvaccinated children 2 to 5 years of age.
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